Symbols in Story
About Poe
Rhetorical Devices in the Text
Rhetorical Devices
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(True or false)
100

What does the Montresor family coat of arms symbolize?

Revenge or retribution.

100

What does EAP stand for?

Edgar Allan Poe

100

What literary device is in play when Fortunato says, “I shall not die of a cough,” and Montresor replies, “True—true”? (Hint: It contrasts between expectations and reality)

Irony

100

Busy as a Bee. Which Comparison Device is this?

Simile

100

Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not! 


True or false?

True, Botanically speaking, a berry is a fruit produced from the ovary of a single flower with seeds embedded in the flesh. 

200

What does the Amontillado wine symbolize in the story?

Deception or temptation.

200

Name another famous text by Edgar Allan Poe.

Tell-Tale Heart, Raven, The Black Cat, Nevermore.........

200

the vaults are described as full of the "white webwork which gleams from these cavern walls," which connects to the idea of a spider luring its prey into a trap. Which Rhetorical device is being used?


metaphor

200

We went to the park, and then the mall, and then the car wash, and then the book store, and finally back home. Which Rhetorical device is being used?

polysydeton

200

Octopuses have two hearts

false, Octopuses have three hearts 

two pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body. When they swim, the heart that delivers blood to the body stops beating.

300

What does Fortunato's jester outfit symbolize?

His foolishness and vulnerability.

300

What recurring theme appears in many of Poe’s works, including The Cask of Amontillado?

Themes of death and revenge.

300

Poe uses ____________ to heighten tension, such as when Montresor continually refers to Fortunato as “my friend” and “my dear Fortunato.”

Repetition

300

Appeals to logic and reason

logos

300

The Eiffel Tower can grow taller in the summer.

True, it expands up to 6 inches due to the metal heating and expanding. 

400

What do the catacombs represent?

death and finality

400

In what literary genre did Poe excel, known for its gloomy atmosphere and horror themes?

Gothic Fiction

400

Montresor’s appeal to Fortunato’s pride and expertise in wine acts as an emotional appeal to vanity. He manipulates Fortunato by appealing to his ego. Which Rhetorical Device appeals to the emotions?

Pathos

400

________ is extreme exaggeration for effect

hyperbole 

400

Honey never spoils.

True, Archaeologists have found honey pots in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.

500

What tool did Montresor use to seal Fortunato's Fate?

Trowel

500

What year was Edgar Allen Poe born? (hint:18__)

1809

500

Fortunato is dressed as a fool or jester during the carnival, a time of celebration while being led to his doom. Which Rhetorical devices place two contrasting elements side by side?

Juxtaposition

500

"I have a dream that one day... I have a dream that my four little children... I have a dream today." — Martin Luther King Jr. 

What Rhetorical Device did Dr. King use?

Anaphora

500

Mercury is the hottest planet in the solar system

False

Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the sun. Venus’s thick atmosphere traps heat, creating a greenhouse effect. 

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